Posted by cubbybear on June 30, 2004, at 10:42:03
In reply to Re: Personal MAOI diet experience: Cold Meds?, posted by Maxime on June 27, 2004, at 19:13:29
> Hi
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> I know I am not the norm when it comes to MAOIs. I take 80 mg of Parnate and can eat whatever I want with the sole exception being soy sauce.
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> Anyhow, I have taken Neo Citron and Nyquil while taking Parnate and nothing happened.
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> Sometimes I wonder if there is something wrong with me. I have been over 30 meds and they either don't work or they poop out on me. And it's not that I am a large person either. I'm actually really petite. so I don't know why. I'm on 80 mg of Parnate and still have depression (but not the suicidal depression I used to have).
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> Sorry for rambling.....
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> Maxime
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> Maybe the fact that Parnate has not alleviated your depression is precisely why there has been no adverse interaction with the forbidden meds. I would guess that maybe the Parnate has not brought about the necessary inhibition of monoamine oxidase, for whatever crazy reason, and so there would be no risk for you in taking the cold medicines. I'm no psychopharmacologist, but it seems logical to suppose this is the case (hope what I've said makes sense!)
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